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Kogane no Ken (黄金の拳 Kogane no ken, literally meaning "Golden Fist"), is a fighting style utilized by people from all over the world. The fighting style was created and founded by Koji as he traversed the world under the guise of a martial artist. Inspired by all of the different kinds of people he’d run across, he would create different styles that would suit them. The key component to the fighting style is the heart of the user, what kind of person they are and aim to be. It was named with the intent of bringing fortune to these people through their fists, tying it with gold as it's often seen as a form of fortune.
Overview[]
Created with the intent of channeling people’s hearts through their fists, Koji would go about and develop several different styles within Kogane no Ken. In order to learn each style, one must not only realize who they are as a person but also understand their own heart. People who reach a level of understanding over themselves are instead taught on how to utilize this understanding to not only reach further heights but also grow as people.
Koji would name the essence of the fighting style, “vitality” as he believed it tied people to their own energy of life.
Several martial artists who use Kogane no Ken have been seen getting their fists and feet surrounded in an aura. The cause behind this is unknown, however a popular belief is that it’s a form of haki that manifests itself.
Depending on the understanding a person has over themselves they are given a rank within Kogane no Ken. Lower ranked members would focus on the understanding they have over themselves whilst higher members would focus on the moves and fighting styles themselves.
Practition and Styles[]
There are a few ways to achieve knowledge about Kogane no Ken’s different styles. The most common way to practice and develop within the martial art is to register within one of several dojos scattered throughout the world. There are a total of 6 dojo’s, one for each one of the different blues as well as both halves of the Grand Line.
Another way very few have been taught is to seek out Koji and have him teach them. Though this is rare as he doesn’t accept any and every student that comes to him.
Depending on the nature, personality and heart of a person they’d be taught different styles. People are categorized for their ambitions, hearts and personalities through a categorization based on what Koji refered to as, “souls”.
Enkon[]
A person who seeks adventure, greatness and strives with both ambition on top of dreams would be categorized within the red soul category. These people would also be referred to as Enkon (炎魂, literally meaning Flaming Soul).” The name was inspired by people who had great dreams, ambitions and wills that Koji came across during his travels.
Gyokon[]
Encountering people who’d want to isolate themselves, kill others or even going as far as shutting down their emotions would be categorized as blue souls. Due to the coldness they emitted with their demeanor, Koji would be inspired to create the style of Gyokon (凝魂, literally meaning Freezing Soul).
Fūkon[]
Further into his travels, Koji encountered people who’d take pride in being free. Those who weren’t bound by any laws or morals but did as they pleased. Individuals with this level of freedom reminded Koji of the winds blowing throughout the world, not bound or stopped by any obstacles that stood in their path. Koji would place these individuals into the category of white souls. Creating the style of Fūkon (風魂, literally meaning Wind soul), he’d draw some inspiration from Junifu no Waza.
Rankings[]
Kogane[]
Kogane (黄金, literally meaning golden) is a rank only achievable by those who seek the pinnacle of kogane no ken. The requirements for reaching the rank is to master two or more of the different styles that are present within kogane no ken. Very few are capable of reaching the Kogane rank, as it's extremely difficult to learn the styles outside their own soul category once they've learnt their own.
Shiro[]
Shiro (白, literally meaning white) is the second highest rank within the kogane no ken martial arts. Given to those who have achieved knowledge over themselves and have mastered the fighting style assigned to them based on their soul categorization. Students who reach this rank are considered fully taught as they're capable of graduating from the dojos.
Akai[]
Akai (赤い, literally meaning red) is a rank rank bestowed upon those who have completely understood who they are as a person through countless hours spent meditating. Their journey within kogane no ken from this point on will be spent on learning techniques from their given soul category on top of a mixture of martial arts to aid them reaching a further understanding of their own body.
Ao[]
Ao (青, literally meaning blue) is the rank given to those who start their journey through kogane no ken’s martial arts. Their days are mostly spent meditating whilst reflecting on who they are. This includes their personality, ambitions, dreams, strengths and weaknesses as people.
Practitioners[]
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| Ives Clover | Hide | Kazutora Ryohei | ||
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| Glaive | Lameer D. Flammae | |||
Techniques[]
These techniques are the basic ones that are taught within the dojo's and by master Koji, Each user has their own unique fighting style which they can integrate with Kogane no Ken. It should be noted that people who master the basic three forms has a better understanding on how it works, This means that the techniques they develop themselves can be stronger than the original techniques they were taught.
Golden Blaze[]
Golden Blaze (黄金の炎 Kogane no Honō) is the label used for the technique itself as the aura is like a roaring golden fire petruding from the hands and feet from the user. Since this is the most basic technique within Kogane no Ken it's also the first which Koji learned and mastered. Whilst first begining to using it Koji were having drawbacks from using it, the technique backfired at times causing him to grow extreme fatigue and had to rest up for days on ends. Once mastered it's able to send Vitality with extreme precision.
Golden Swirl[]
Golden Swirl (黄金の渦巻き Kogane no Uzumaki) is one of the harder techniques to master, as the user must first have mastered Golden Blaze and work on maintaining it without the drawback. Whilst Golden Blaze only makes the fists and feet be the only place where the area is affected, Golden Swirl makes it so that the aura which the energy is petruding from is increased. This is due to the aura not being shot out straight from the fist but more in a spinning motion causing the area of effect to be bigger.
Hi no Tamashi[]
Hi no Tamashi (火の魂, literally meaning Fire Soul) is a sub-genre for those who have mastered haki. Those who have a violent and hotblooded soul are those who get Hi no Tamashi, where the golden aura from Golden Blaze changes into Akai honō. Instead of having a golden aura it's a red one, causing a burning attack instead.
Akai Honō[]
Akai Honō (赤い炎, literally meaning Red Blaze) is one of the evolved versions of Golden Blaze. The area which is struck still causes limpness however it also lits the area which is struck on fire momentarily, This is due to them having mastered increasing their body temperature exceeding the human limit.
Akai Uzumaki[]
Akai Uzumaki (赤い渦巻き, literally meaning Red Swirl) is the counterpart to Golden Swirl for those who has evolved their Kogane no Ken into Hi no Tamashi. The difference between Golden Swirl and Akai Uzumaki is that instead of just having a greater area of limpness, The area also errupts in bright flames for a moment.
Seinaru Hi[]
Seinaru Hi (聖なる火, literally meaning Sacred Fire) is an attack which causes the entire limb which is hit to burst into intense flames for a moment, this attack is quite tiring due to the technique involved as the user needs to emit large quantities of Vitality whilst combining Akai Honō with Akai Uzumaki. The flames which erupt from the attacks have such a high temperature that the flames have a yellow, almost divine glow to them. The attack lasts longer depending on the users strength and level of haki.
Kōri no Tamashī[]
Kōri no Tamashī (氷の魂, literally meaning Ice Soul) is a sub-genre for those who have mastered haki. Those who have a sad or lonely soul are the ones who evolve Kogane no Ken into Kōri no Tamashī. The golden aura from Golden Blaze gets replaced by a blue and icy aura, this blue aura is called Aoi honō. Instead of just causing the struck area to go limp, The area also goes drops into icy temperatures freezing the skin. This is due to the people who use Seinaru Hi has mastered dropping their body temperatures far below the human limit.
Aoi Honō[]
Aoi Honō (青い炎, literaelly meaning Blue Blaze) is another of the evolved versions of Golden Blaze. Instead of having the golden aura which Golden Blaze had, it's replaced by a blue aura which causes ice and freeze attacks making the user tolerant to lower temperatures. If the user manages to land a hit using Aoi Honō the opponents part which got hit freezes, if the user manages to land continuous hits on the same area the part will slowly become solid ice instead.
Aoi Uzumaki[]
Aoi Uzumaki (青い渦巻き, literally meaning Blue Swirl) is the evolved version of Golden Swirl which instead of sending Vitality in a larger area, it's instead changed into a spiraling ice attack which is able to form ice in the struck part immediately. The ice which formed can be shoved off quite easily however if the area is struck multiple times it will solidify onto the skin.
Kami no Kōri[]
Kami no Kōri (神の氷, literally meaning God's Ice) is an attack which drains a heavy amount of vitality due to it being a larger scaled attack than the other attacks. The attack focuses on sending out a huge chunk of Vitality in the moment of striking the opponent, on top of using the extra bit of Vitality the user needs to combine Kōri no Tamashī and Aoi Honō, Due to this the user gets exhausted quickly if they use the attack in rapid successions. The attack leaves the opponent's limb that got struck completely frozen in ice for a few seconds before going away, over the duration the insides of the limb gets heavily damaged from the ice causing the limb to get sluggish and slower. The attack lasts longer depending on the users strength and level of haki.
Yūdokuna Tamashī[]
Yūdokuna Tamashī (有毒な魂, literally meaning Poisonous Soul) is the evolved version of Kogane no Ken for a person who has a jelous or envious soul. The person who has learned and / or mastered Yūdokuna Tamashī has their Golden Blaze replaced by Midori no Honō where the Vitality causes a poison to go into the struck area. This poison isn't very potent or deadly, However it has some slowing effects as it numbs the muscles in the area.
Midori no Honō[]
Midori no Honō (緑の炎, literally meaning Green Blaze) is yet another one of the evolved versions of Golden Blaze, Instead of having the golden aura that Golden Blaze had it's instead replaced with a lime green aura. This lime green aura causes the area which is struck to become poisoned by a nerve toxin which causes the limb to go completely numb. The effect only lasts for a moment, however once the limb has recovered from the numbness it's replaced by intense pains where the muscles of the area hit to contract and relax in quick pulses for yet another moment.
Midori no Uzumaki[]
Midori no Uzumaki (緑の渦巻き, literally meaning Green Swirl) is the evolved version of Golden Swirl where the person swirls their green aura in a spiraling motion whilst hitting causing the area to sink inwards in a spiraling motion, the area struck is filled with the users aura which turns into a venom. This venom will have a slight burning sensation on the skin however the muscles inside of the area will contract and relax in quick successions over a prolonged moment causing the muscles in the area to spasm, This causes the person to lose control over those muscles whilst the venom is active.
Kamigami no Doku[]
Kamigami no Doku (神々の毒, literally meaning Poison of Deities) is a heavy hitting attack where the user draw forth a moderate amount of Vitality whilst combining Midori no Honō and Midori no Uzumaki, this makes the attack quite exhausting for the user. The entire limb which is struck by the user will get filled with a poison which causes every muscle to spasm whilst causing heavy pain for a few seconds, this attack causes huge exhaustion for the enemy as the pain is insufferable. This makes the attack great for chipping down opponents rather quickly, although the user gets exhausted themselves in the process. The attack lasts longer depending on the users strength and level of haki.
Inazuma no Tamashī[]
Inazuma no Tamashī (稲妻の魂, Literally meaning Lightning Soul) is the haki infused version for those who has a brave and adventurous soul, Replacing the Golden Swirl is Murasaki no Honō. The people with Inazuma no Tamashī are resistant towards electrical attacks, This doesn't mean completely immune but they are much better at handling it. The people who have this version mastered are able to control their bio-electricity.
Murasaki no Honō[]
Murasaki no Honō (紫の炎, Literally meaning Purple Blaze) is the developed version of Golden Blaze for those with Inazuma no Tamashī. Instead of having the golden aura from their Vitality it's instead a light purple aura, Striking opponents with this Vitality will cause them to be shocked. The shock will in most cases render the muscles in the area hit to spasm for a moment due to the disruptive electricity, It takes a few moments before recovering.
Murasaki no Uzumaki[]
Murasaki no Uzumaki (紫の渦巻き, Literally meaning Purple Swirl) is the developed and refined version of Golden Swirl for those with Inazuma no Tamashī. By focusing their Vitality to go in a spiral, They will cause the area struck to be filled with electricity. This electricity will make it's way inwards of the opponents body causing disruptive signals in their nerve system. This causes the area to either spasm or go limb for a moment.
Tengoku no Sakebi[]
Tengoku no Sakebi (天国の叫び, Literally meaning Heaven's Cry) is an attack which focuses on manipulating the users own bio-electricity combined with Vitality. The user uses their own bio-electricity in order to charge their Vitality with lightning. Striking an opponent with this is extremely tiring as it uses not only Vitality but also forces the users own bio-electricity into the opponent. The area which is struck will burst into a flash of lightning, The opponent is struck with half of what a real lightning bolt would feel like causing moderate damage. This attack is mostly focused on immobilizing enemies completely as the strike has a decent chance to cause a momentary blackout for the opponent. The likelihood of a blackout depends on the opponent.
Kūki no Tamashī[]
Kūki no Tamashī (空気の魂, Literally meaning Air Soul) Is what a person who infuses haki into their Kogane no Ken whilst having a leader and / or carefree personality, This infusion changes their normal Golden Swirl with Shiroi Uzumaki. People who has this type of Kogane no Ken grows resistant to physical attacks making them able to take many more hits than they would before mastering it. The person who learns Kūki no Tamashī are able to control the air flow around them.
Shiroi Uzumaki[]
Shiroi Uzumaki (白い渦巻き, Literally meaning White Swirl) is the evolved version which derived from Golden Swirl for those who has a white soul. This evolved version gives the aura a white glow instead, Striking opponents with this form of Vitality will cause their skin to get hit harder as if sending two attacks in one. The area which is struck whilst channeling Vitality will be pushed inwards in a spiraling pattern and will be felt as if it got hit twice.
Trivia[]
- There are one dojo in each of the different seas, That meaning that there's a dojo in all of the blue seas, one in paradise and of course on in the new world. These dojo's each has a master who is able to teach people about Vitality and how to utilize it's powers.
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- These are the 3 stages of mastering Kogane no Ken.
- Saisho: Realization of who a person is and what they strive to become.
- Matomona: Learning the fighting style closest to their personality and ambitions as they synergize best with the specific style.
- Kin no Ken: Those who have both learned about themselves and mastered the style they've been taught.